Nou Cicle: L'Hora

"You don't hit schools, you don't hit energy sources, you don't hit bridges: those are war crimes." UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher criticises actions in the Iran war and says leaders have chosen 'game show gambling' over humanity by hitting civilian infrastructure.

Across #Gaza, the #WestBank, and #Lebanon, millions of people continue to be displaced. 🔹In the Gaza Strip, nearly two-thirds of the population are living in displacement sites. 🔹The scale of population displacement in the occupied West Bank is one of the largest since 1967. 🔹In Lebanon, the ongoing military escalation has fuelled the displacement of over 1,000,000 individuals in under one month. Fear is deepening among already vulnerable communities.

Kaiser Kuo: En China sistemas confucianos de jerarquía y obligación conviven con disciplina organizativa leninista, medios de mercado neoliberales, una lógica de pericia tecnocrática, articulado por una estructura política autoritaria que lo mantiene unido eldiario.es/internacional/…

Avergonyim-nos tots, article de Raimon Obiols a eldiario @robiols noucicle.org/lhora/raimon-o… a través de @NouCicle

Every day the war in the Middle East continues, human suffering & devastation grow, indiscriminate attacks grow & the perils to our world grow. The conflict is being felt everywhere. We must find a peaceful way out. The spiral of death & destruction must stop now.

Iranian leaders have achieved operational success in externalizing the costs of this war. But their *strategy* still failed because they did not anticipate three things. First, that U.S. allies, including the Gulf states that have so lavishly fetted Trump, would have essentially no influence over the decisions he makes. Second, that neither the U.S. president nor his cabinet would care about unprecedented disruptions in the global economy and would make it known publicly that they don’t care. Third, that the U.S. president could express glee about the prospect of endless escalation and the commission of war crimes and not a single part of the famous American system of checks and balances would block him from intensifying this idiotic, ruinous war. In the face of Israeli and American aggression, Iran chose a perfectly rational, if risky, strategy. They managed to make it work operationally. But Trump’s pursuit of this war is fundamentally irrational. He is a mad king. Rex interregnum.

Ha llegado el momento para que las fuerzas progresistas se unan. Compartimos un compromiso: construir un futuro juntos y luchar por nuestros derechos. Hagamos que pase. Nos vemos en Barcelona en la #GPM2026 el 17 y 18 de abril. 🎥 @sanchezcastejon, secretario general del @PSOE y presidente de la @Soc_Intl #GPM2026 🔗 Más información: globalprogressivemobilisation.org

The time has come for progressive forces to unite. We share a commitment: building a future together and fighting for our rights. Let’s make it happen! See you in Barcelona at Global Progressive Mobilisation (GPM) on 17 and 18 April. 🎥 @sanchezcastejon, General Secretary of the @PSOE and President of the @Soc_Intl #GPM2026 🔗 More information: globalprogressivemobilisation.org

El mundo está cambiando. Las fuerzas progresistas deben ponerse en marcha. Desde la democracia hasta el clima, desde la paz hasta la justicia social, las decisiones que tomemos ahora definirán la próxima década. En la Global Progressive Mobilisation los líderes progresistas reflexionan sobre el estado del mundo y por qué la cooperación internacional importa más que nunca. 🎥  Stefan Löfven, presidente del @PES_PSE. #GPM2026 🔗 Más información: globalprogressivemobilisation.org

✅ Plantar cara a la extrema derecha ✅ Actuar contra el cambio climático ✅ Defender la igualdad ✅ Dar un paso al frente por la vivienda ✅ Dar voz a la gente joven Nos estamos movilizando por un mundo mejor, ¡vente con nosotros a Barcelona para el #GPM2026! ¿Y tú? 🔗 Más info: globalprogressivemobilisation.org

✅Standing up to the far-right ✅Acting against climate change ✅ Defending equality ✅ Stepping up for housing ✅ Giving a voice to young people They are mobilising for a better world, and they are joining us in Barcelona for the #GPM2026! What about you? 🔗 Learn more: globalprogressivemobilisation.org

Spanish opposition mocks Sánchez for keeping Spain out of the Iran war coalition. Yet 77% of Spaniards oppose the war and largely support him. Most Europeans too. When your attack line is the other side’s campaign poster, you’ve lost the argument.

Austria se suma a España y no permitirá pasar aviones militares americanos que se dirijan al operativo bélico contra Irán Informa @ForeignSER cadenaser.com/nacional/2026/…

"Estamos al borde de una guerra de mayor envergadura que arrasaría Oriente Medio y tendría repercusiones dramáticas en todo el mundo". "Cuando se bloquea el estrecho de Ormuz, los más pobres y vulnerables del mundo no pueden respirar". Secretario General de la ONU

"My message is clear: To the US and Israel, it's high time to stop the war that is inflicting immense human suffering and already triggering devastating economic consequences. To Iran, to stop attacking their neighbours." @antonioguterres

My message is clear: ‌ To the USA & Israel: It is high time to stop the war that is inflicting immense human suffering & triggering devastating economic consequences. ‌ To Iran: Stop attacking your neighbours. ‌ Conflicts end when leaders choose dialogue over destruction. ‌ That choice still exists. ‌ And it must be made now.

Mr. President: I have a better idea. Instead of spending over a trillion dollars on never-ending wars abroad while plunging the working class into poverty here at home, let’s invest in universal childcare, Medicare for All and affordable housing. America first!

Ormuz y Bab el Mandeb. Los estrechos que hoy tienen la llave del mundo. Robert Kaplan avisó. Parecía una obsesión de maníacos de la geografía; hoy es una evidencia. Jordi Torrent, experto en tráfico marítimo, lo explica muy bien en este artículo. lavanguardia.com/internacional/…

Es hora de avergonzarnos todos para cambiar de una vez…

«El país al qual pertanys és el país del qual t’avergonyeixes.» Cita de Carlo Ginzburg en aquest article de @robiols a @eldiarioes